Cerritos College Board of Trustees: 10 candidates compete for 5 open seats

NORWALK - In the race for the Cerritos College Board of Trustees, 10 candidates are vying for five open seats on the seven-member board.

The Norwalk-based Cerritos College in December adopted a new plan to create seven trustee areas in a historic change from its previous at-large voting system. This is the first year residents will be voting in trustee areas.

Vying for Trustee Area 1, which represents portions of Downey, Norwalk and Bell Gardens, are incumbent Bob Arthur and Leonard Zuniga, a business owner.

Running for Trustee Area 2, which represents portions of Downey, Bellflower and South Gate, are incumbent Tom Jackson and Carmen Avalos, a teacher and city clerk for the city of South Gate.

Running for Trustee Area 3, which represents portions of Cerritos, Bellflower, Downey and South Gate, are incumbent Jean McHatton and Bellflower educator John Paul Drayer.

Vying for Trustee Area 4, which represents portions of Long Beach, Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens, Cerritos and Bellflower, are incumbent Ted Edmiston and public policy adviser Marisa Perez.

Vying for Trustee Area 6, which represents portions of Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs and Cerritos, are incumbent Tina Cho and Sandra Salazar, a doctor at a community clinic.